SB 1970 - Authorizes Student Absences for Voting - Illinois Key Vote
Andrew Chesney voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- Jan. 23, 2020
- House Bill Passed
- Oct. 29, 2019
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 10, 2019
- Introduced
- Feb. 15, 2019
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Title: Authorizes Student Absences for Voting
Signed by Governor JB Pritzker
Title: Authorizes Student Absences for Voting
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes students to be absent from school to go vote.
Highlights:
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Specifies that beginning 15 days prior to the primary election or on election day, any student who is entitled to vote shall be allowed to be absent from school for a period of 2 hours during the school day in order to vote (Sec. 5).
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Authorizes the schools to specify the hours during which eligible students may be absent (Sec. 5).
Title: Authorizes Student Absences for Voting
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes students to be absent from school to go vote.
Highlights:
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Specifies that beginning 15 days prior to the primary election or on election day, any student who is entitled to vote shall be allowed to be absent from school for a period of 2 hours during the school day in order to vote (Sec. 5).
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Authorizes the schools to specify the hours during which eligible students may be absent (Sec. 5).
Title: Authorizes Student Absences for Voting
- Christopher Belt (IL - D)
- Scott M. Bennett (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jacqueline Y. 'Jacqui' Collins (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mattie Hunter (IL - D)
- Julie A. Morrison (IL - D)
- Laura M. Murphy (IL - D)
- Robert Peters (IL - D)
- Elgie R. Sims Jr. (IL - D)
- Nicholas K. 'Nick' Smith (IL - D)
- Ram Villivalam (IL - D)